Great Western Movie Themes : The Wild Bunch

The Wild Bunch

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[Denise9482]

river2walk-I think Burt Lancaster might have been able to do OK as Pike but not Mitchum. Although I liked Bob Mitchum, I think taller men do better on screen presence. One of the best performances of Mitchum was in River of No Return. I think he and Monroe sizzled in that movie. Rory Calhoun did too. That's another great one I love. Monroe sang and acted pretty good. She was a little on the flaky side but she pulled it off. I just love westerns!!! Denise9482

[river2walk]

@Denise9482 Yeah....I think you're right about Mitchum...and in anycase William Holden had that great world weary look at that stage of his life and he fitted the part perfectly.....You love westerns!!! Join the Posse!!

[Denise9482]

I really liked this movie. I was impressed with William Holden. I liked the all star cast. L.Q. Jones & Strother Martin were great. All of them did an excellent job! Robert Ryan, Warren Oats, Borgnine, Ben Johnson, I hated it at the end but on the other hand, it made for a hell of a western. Seen it a bunch of times!!! They don't make em like this anymore!!! Denise9482

[river2walk]

@Denise9482 Yeah.....William Holden was very good in this western but, believe it or not he was only third choice for the role of Pike Bishop! after Burt Lancaster and Robert Mitchum turned it down. Another interesting piece of information for movie buffs is the final shootout took twelve days to film... and in total Peckinpah used over eighty thousand blank rounds in the making of this great movie....some firepower!

[samuraiofsamuraiedo]

Ah the glory days of wetserns.

Marvin, Cleef, Wayne, Borgnine, Mitchum, Cagne, Arness, Lancaster, Bynner, McQueen, Bronson, Fonda, man how I loved watching all of their movies and more.

Thanks for the vid man.

[river2walk]

You've got some great names there hombre....did you know that Mitchum and Lancaster turned down the part of Pike Bishop in the "The Wild Bunch.....it didn't matter because William Holden was great ......The only one of the Wild Bunch still living is Ernest Borgnine, he's now in his mid nineties and still acting. Strother Martin who played one of the pair of scavengers is long dead but his partner, the great character actor, L.Q. Jones is still hale and hearty......God Bless Them All

[MorganJServices]

The general public lost interest in decent entertainment that added value to life, had actual story lines and a form of art filled with people who took pride in their work. Now it's all pop culture, idols, trash, blood, horror, greed and mind numbing nonsense.

I miss the golden era too.

[md1960md]

It's hard to have heroes and villians in a society that has no values.

[ronetteloverz]

Thumbs up if you're fed up with ads at the opening...

[liljgoneman]

@Denise9482 Will you marry me?...... ;)

[steelfukksw]

KICK ASS!!!!!!

[guzicaguzica]

if they move, kill 'em

[TexasGun1911]

@river2walk - and Bo Hopkins is still alive as well - his character was killed in the first shoot-out...

[Markofsatan]

I dragged half my work colleagues to see this when it got rereleased but they thanked me afterwards.

Good to see Ernest still going - not such a lazy bastard after all eh?

[megashuttlecock]

CRACKWOOD a real western. 

[fekiramic]

@Denise9482

something wrong with William Holden?

[terrydalley]

This was an A1 class movie that stood out

when there were 100s of westerns showing

because of top actors a top story and a

Director who new his job and don't forget

The excellent music ,something that is

Sadly lacking in today's films.

Its a film you can watch again and again

And it still draws you in.

[jacqo817]

hey dont leave out warren oates, the whiskey guzzling scene is classic